JULY 28--Research into the physiological effects of high acceleration
and deceleration, encountered in dive bombing and other violent maneuvers,
was initiated through a Bureau of Aeronautics allocation of funds to the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for this purpose. The pioneer research,
pointing to the need for anti-G or anti-blackout equipment, was performed
at Harvard University School of Public Health by Lieutenant Commander John
R. Poppen MC, under the direction of Dr. C. K. Drinker.